Nanomedicine toward 2040

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Targeted chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is impaired by intrinsic and/or acquired drug resistance. Because drugs used in HCC therapy (e.g., anthracyclines or the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib) are substrates of uptake and/or efflux transporters, variable expression of these transporters at the plasma membrane of tumor cells may contribute to drug resistance and subsequent ...

NANOMEDICINE

Since its original conception in 1959, by Nobel physicist Richard P Feynman, the notion of nanotechnology and its potential ramifications have not only created fascination,but also intense scientific efforts and scrutiny. One of the most promising applications of nanotechnology is in the context of medic...

Gas Geopolitics: Visions to 2040

Nutrition Education in 2040-An Imagined Retrospective.

‘‘I f ?1 all primary care physicians are expected to address obesity, nutrition, and physical activity with their adult patients, training programs need to change.’’ This statement, from an article by Smith et al in this issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, is based on a survey of 219 senior medical residents in Ohio, all of whom were about to begin a career in family medicine, i...

The Southern Timber Market to 2040

Timber market analysis of the South’s predominantly private timberland finds that the 13 southern states produce nearly 60 percent of the nation’s timber, an increase from the mi dmi d1900s. Projections with the Subregional Timber Supply model show that, despite a 67 percent increase in the area of pine plantations, the South will experience a 2 percent decline in private timberland area as oth...